Cadenza

The middle moving coil range. Red, Blue, Bronze and Black, with improved cantilever and stylus profiles over Quintet.

Cadenza sits above Quintet in Ortofon's moving coil line, with better cantilever materials and finer stylus profiles throughout. It is the range for a turntable and arm capable of showing what a more accurate stylus profile does. The range runs Red, Blue, Bronze and Black. Below it, Quintet is the entry moving coil range. Above it, the MC Series covers Ortofon's reference cartridges including Windfeld Ti and Verismo. Cartridge, arm and phono stage all need to suit one another, and at this level the matching matters more than at any point below. Compliance, effective mass and loading all interact, and getting one of them wrong will cost you more than the choice between Cadenza models gains. Tell us your turntable, arm and phono stage before ordering and we will confirm the pairing rather than leave you to work it out.
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    Ortofon MC Cadenza Red Hi-Fi Turntable Cartridge

    SKU: Cadenza Red

    £999.17
    Ex. VAT

    Ortofon's MC Cadenza Red is using a nude fine line stylus with a cylindrical aluminium cantilever and coils made from pure silver wire. An improved winding process on the armature allows a better channel balance. The sound picture of Cadenza Red is more relaxed, homogeneous and moderately dynamic in the perspective compared to the Cadenza Blue and have great space and depth in the stereo image.

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    Ortofon MC Cadenza Blue Hi-Fi Turntable Cartridge

    SKU: Cadenza Blue

    £1,374.17
    Ex. VAT

    Ortofon's MC Cadenza Blue is using a Nude FG 70 stylus with a very thin ruby cantilever. The improved winding process on the armature ensures better channel balance. The soundstage of Cadenza Blue is wide open and grandiose straight out of the box. Micro dynamic and ambience will be evident when listening to complex compositions. It reaches a very high degree of definition in the perspective, which is very present. It is true to the music with a tremendous clarity.

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  • Ortofon MC Cadenza Bronze Hi-Fi Turntable Cartridge
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    Ortofon MC Cadenza Bronze Hi-Fi Turntable Cartridge

    SKU: Cadenza Bronze

    £1,665.83 £1,832.50
    Ex. VAT ✓ Save £166.67

    Ortofon's MC Cadenza Bronze is using a Replicant 100 stylus and a conical aluminium cantilever. The coil wire is the famous Ortofon Aucurum wire, which is a gold plated 6NX copper wire. A Field Stabilizing Element, FSE, is used for optimal linearity especially during complex crescendo passages. Cadenza Bronze is a true high-end reference cartridge, conveying music with supreme precision, impact and dynamics. Its stereo imaging capabilities illuminate the farthest corners of the soundstage in all three dimensions.

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  • Ortofon MC Cadenza Black Hi-Fi Turntable Cartridge
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    Ortofon MC Cadenza Black Hi-Fi Turntable Cartridge

    SKU: Cadenza Black

    £2,040.83 £2,290.83
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    Ortofon's MC Cadenza Black is using a Nude Shibata stylus with a boron cantilever. The effective mass of the stylus/cantilever system is extremely low due to the use of a very thin boron rod. This material is extremely stiff and even more lightweight than aluminium. It also uses the WRD (Wide Range Damping-system), controlling the high and low frequency damping separately. Cadenza Black is optimized for an amazing tonal neutrality, dynamics and purity of sound. It is high performing on areas like detail, consistency and sound staging.

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    Ortofon MC Cadenza Mono Hi-Fi Turntable Cartridge

    SKU: Cadenza Mono

    £999.17
    Ex. VAT

    Ortofon's MC Cadenza Mono is made with a nude fine line stylus and a cylindrical aluminium cantilever. For easy use the pins are connected so you get the same signal from both pairs of connecting pins. Sharing internal build with the Cadenza Red and with optimized adjustments for mono playback the sound is relaxed, homogeneous and moderate. Find your old records as well as new micro groove mono records and experience the Cadenza Mono.

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